An experimental medication was shown to achieve strong pain relief in early studies without the risks associated with typical opioids. The finding comes from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA ...

Medical professionals in Acadiana are utilizing low-dose radiation therapy as an innovative treatment for osteoarthritis, ...

Chronic neuropathic pain remains one of the most challenging conditions to treat, with current therapies offering limited ...

Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...

UAB researchers identify specific trigeminal sensory neurons driving mechanical allodynia, revealing how targeted inhibition ...

More good news in the battle against opioid addiction. Scientists have reopened research into a class of opioids that were once shelved from study — and have discovered a variant that’s a powerful ...

One in five people worldwide suffers from chronic inflammatory pain. Meanwhile, about two thirds of those affected find little relief from existing pain medications; new therapeutic approaches are ...

People living with chronic pain recognize the shift the moment treatment comes up. Nobody says it outright, yet it shows up ...

The search for a safer opioid has followed pain medicine for decades. Doctors still need strong drugs for surgery, major injury, cancer pain, and severe flare-ups. Yet the same medicines can slow ...